What can the City do for the Skunk Train?

Fort Bragg Mayor Dave Turner says the City is willing to do whatever it can for the Skunk Train. He took umbrage with statements printed in this newspaper by Skunk Train boss Robert Pinoli that the City had not reached out to the extent Willits had.

The Skunk's tunnel number 1, located under Sherwood Road a few miles east of the Fort Bragg station, collapsed on April 11, trapping all the trains in Fort Bragg. A shortened trip is being offered while Pinoli seeks to raise the $300,000 he says is needed to keep the Skunk open.

Turner said this newspaper should not have implied through Pinoli that the City could or should provide a check to the Skunk Train. Turner called both Pinoli and Willits Mayor Holly Madrigal and demanded to know if they had implied this could happen and confronted this newspaper over the article.

"I was standing up for the City," said Turner.

This led to a conversation between Turner and this reporter about what the City can and should do for the Skunk.

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